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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
poppies in bloom

A grouping of poppies in bloom. Half way through monsoon season, the desert which had had an abnormal amount of rain for the season, became a mass of wild flowers in many areas. I live in a rural area and drove the mountain roads shooing whenever I saw a profusion of blooms!

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: © debbie angel